AYJW123 – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Science takes on the supernatural in this nostalgic sequel to the 1984 classic, Ghostbusters.
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AYJW118 – Black Widow
The Black Widow finds family and forgiveness when her past blasts her out of her self-imposed exile.
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AYJW105 – Independence Day, Part 1
The 1996 blockbuster, Independence Day, frames a cliched story of alien invasion around the relationships of four very different families.
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Dolittle – AYJW101
Dolittle is an entertaining children’s movie that gives insights into relationships and communication.
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The Peanut Butter Falcon – AYJW096
The Peanut Butter Falcon portrays redemption, brotherhood, and making the best of your natural limitations.
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Avengers: Endgame – AYJW092
Here’s the good, the bad, and the ugly of Avengers: Endgame, along with a Christian worldview discussion on sacrifice, family, and god-complexes.
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Ready Player One – AYJW080
Ready Player One explores a future society’s addiction to escapism and pop-culture, which prompts the question: Is it a sin for Christians to obsess with pop-culture?
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Courageous (2011) – AYJW027
Short but simple, go see Courageous! This newest movie from Sherwood Pictures (makers of Fireproof) will challenge fathers and still entertain many.
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The Smurfs – AYJW020
“Don’t be fooled by their cuteness!” The Smurfs is a fun family movie with positive values. We review The Smurfs movie with some critical thinking for Christians.
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Secretariat (2010, movie review)
Reciting from the book of Job, playing “Oh Happy Day,” and employing double meanings to the word “race,” attempts to be much more than a predictable movie about a housewife with guts and a very special racehorse. In some ways it even succeeds. Eve Franklin previewed Secretariat and shares her critical thinking. Read the family-friendliness…
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The Twilight Saga: Spiritual Truths, Part 2
Perhaps the easiest spiritual analogy to draw from the The Twilight Saga is the concept of eternal love. Throughout the four-book story from Bella’s almost continuous perspective, Bella shows how completely unworthy she feels of Edward’s love.
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Initial Reactions 10: Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3 continues Pixar’s fantastic story-telling after Toy Story and Toy Story 2. Friendship, trust, working together, and unresolved bitterness are strong themes. But the animated short “Night & Day” raises more discussion.
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